Specification-Driven Fiction: AI as the Executor, Not the Author

This demonstrates a fundamental shift in AI application—from treating generative AI as a creative replacement to leveraging it as a rigorous executor of well-defined specifications. By adopting software development disciplines (structured design, specifications, versioning), the author shows that AI can enhance narrative complexity while maintaining human authorial control. This approach challenges both techno-optimist and techno-pessimist views of AI in creativity, suggesting instead a pragmatic framework for human-AI collaboration in content creation.